KWOK WAI TOM
Pharmacy in Madison Heights, MI

2012008, Apr 5, 2012

Oct 4, 2010

12/897135

William Koetting - Davisburg MI, US
Sean O'Kane - Fraser MI, US
Kwok Tom - Madison Heights MI, US
Josh Payne - Royal Oak MI, US

LG CHEM LTD. - Seoul

F28F 3/08, B21D 53/04, H01M 10/50

429120, 165170, 29890039

A battery cell assembly, a heat exchanger, and a method for manufacturing the heat exchanger are provided. The heat exchanger includes a rectangular-shaped sheet having first and second rectangular-shaped sheet portions coupled together at a bent edge such that the sheet portions are disposed proximate to one another. Outer edges of the first and second rectangular-shaped sheet portions are coupled together such that an interior region is formed between the first and second rectangular-shaped sheet portions. The bent edge has first and second apertures extending therethrough. The heat exchanger further includes a first inlet port disposed on the bent edge over the first aperture, and a second outlet port disposed on the bent edge over the second aperture, such that fluid can flow through the first inlet port and into the interior region and then through the outlet port.

8067111, Nov 29, 2011

Jun 30, 2008

12/164780

William Koetting - Davisburg MI, US
Prabhaker Patil - Southfield MI, US
Mohamed Alamgir - Troy MI, US
Martin Klein - Grosse Pointe Park MI, US
Kwok Tom - Madison Heights MI, US

LG Chem, Ltd.

H01M 6/42, H01M 10/50

429120, 429151, 429152, 429159

A battery module having a battery cell assembly with a heat exchanger is provided. The assembly includes a first battery cell having a first side and a second side, and a second battery cell having a first side and a second side. The first side of the second battery cell contacts the second side of the first battery cell. The assembly further includes a heat exchanger. A first side of the heat exchanger contacts the second side of the second battery cell. The battery cell assembly further includes a third battery cell having a first side and a second side. The first side of the third battery cell contacts a second side of the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger removes heat energy from the first, second, and third battery cells to maintain the first, second, and third battery cells at substantially a desired temperature.

8035986, Oct 11, 2011

Jun 30, 2008

12/164681

William Koetting - Davisburg MI, US
Kwok Tom - Madison Heights MI, US
David C. Robertson - Royal Oak MI, US
Martin J. Klein - Grosse Pointe Park MI, US

LG Chem, Ltd.

H05K 7/02, H05K 7/04

361807, 361759, 361720

A battery cell interconnect and voltage sensing assembly and a method for coupling a battery cell assembly thereto are provided. The battery cell interconnect and voltage sensing assembly includes a circuit board, electrical interconnect members, and an electrical connector. The circuit board further has slots therethrough for receiving the electrical interconnect members thereon. Electrical terminals from battery cell assemblies are coupled to the electrical interconnect members. The circuit board also has electrical traces for routing voltages at the electrical interconnect members to the electrical connector for sensing voltages of the battery cell assemblies.

2013018, Jul 18, 2013

Feb 14, 2013

13/766991

William KOETTING - Davisburg MI, US
Michael NIELSON - Royal Oak MI, US
Kwok TOM - Madison Heights MI, US
Jorge ESPINEL - Troy MI, US
Fabio ALBANO - Royal Oak MI, US

Energy Power Systems, LLC - Troy MI

H01M 10/04

429 94, 429149, 429151, 429160

An electrochemical storage device comprises a plurality of layer electrodes, wherein each layer electrode includes a first charged sector and a second charged sector, wherein the second charged sector is charged oppositely compared to the first charged sector, and wherein the plurality of layer electrodes are assembled with respect to each other such that the first charged sector of a first plate of the plurality of layer electrodes is laid below the second charged sector of a second plate of the plurality of layer electrodes located immediately above the first plate, wherein the charges of the first charged sectors of the first and second plates have a first sign and the charges of the second charged sectors of the first and second plates have a second sign that is opposite the first sign; a separator sector located, and enabling ionic charge exchange between the first charged sector of the first plate and the second charged sector of the second plate.

2010026, Oct 21, 2010

Apr 20, 2009

12/426795

William Koetting - Davisburg MI, US
Kwok Tom - Madison Heights MI, US
Josh Payne - Royal Oak MI, US

LG Chem, Ltd. - Seoul

H01M 2/10

429 96, 296231

A frame member for housing a battery cell, frame assembly and frame/battery cell assembly made therefrom, as well as respective methods of making the same, are disclosed. A frame member for housing a battery cell includes an integral frame having a peripheral wall, the peripheral wall having an attachment face and an opposed cooling face, and an attachment feature located on the attachment face and a complementary attachment feature located on the attachment face that is symmetrically opposed to the attachment feature about a plane of symmetry of the frame, the peripheral wall defining an opening that is configured to matingly receive a battery cell therein. A pair of frame members having a cooling member placed therebetween and attached to the respective attachment faces comprises a frame assembly. A frame/battery cell assembly includes a pair of frame assemblies having at least one battery cell placed therebetween.

8163412, Apr 24, 2012

Jun 30, 2008

12/164878

William Koetting - Davisburg MI, US
Kwok Tom - Madison Heights MI, US
David C. Robertson - Royal Oak MI, US
Heekook Yang - Ontario, CA
Martin J. Klein - Grosse Pointe Park MI, US

LG Chem, Ltd.

H01M 10/48

429 90, 429151, 429161, 429170

A battery cell interconnect and voltage sensing assembly and a method for coupling a battery cell assembly thereto are provided. The battery cell interconnect and voltage sensing assembly includes a frame member holding a plurality of electrical interconnect members and a circuit board with an electrical connector. The assembly routes an electrical current from battery cell assemblies through the electrical interconnect members and can allow a voltage at each of the electrical interconnect members to be sensed at the electrical connector.

2013014, Jun 6, 2013

Dec 1, 2011

13/308817

Kwok Tom - Madison Heights MI, US
William Koetting - Davisburg MI, US
Steve Howay - Metamora MI, US

G01R 31/36

324426

A test system for a battery module is provided. The system includes a housing having a bottom plate; and first, second, third and fourth side walls coupled to the bottom plate that defines an interior region. The system further includes a mounting fixture that fixedly holds the battery module thereon. The system further includes first, second, third and fourth coupling members. The system further includes a lid coupled to the housing utilizing the first, second, third and fourth coupling members. The system further includes a battery charging system that charges the battery module.

2013017, Jul 11, 2013

Feb 27, 2013

13/778916

LG Chem, Ltd. - Seoul, KR
Kwok Tom - Madison Heights MI, US
William Koetting - Davisburg MI, US

LG CHEM, LTD. - Seoul

H01M 10/50, H01M 2/10

429120, 429156

A battery cell assembly in accordance with an exemplary embodiment is provided. The assembly includes a first frame member having a first plurality of tabs extending away from a first peripheral edge of the first frame member. Each tab of the first plurality of tabs has a first coupling feature at a distal end of the respective tab. The assembly further includes a second frame member having a plurality of slots extending into a second peripheral edge of the second frame member. The assembly further includes a battery cell disposed between the first and second frame members, and each first coupling feature of each tab of the first plurality of tabs is configured to engage a respective slot of the plurality of slots of the second frame member to fixedly hold the first and second frame members together.

2013018, Jul 18, 2013

Jan 13, 2012

13/350686

Subhash Dhar - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
William Koetting - Davisburg MI, US
Kwok Tom - Madison Heights MI, US
Frank Martin - Rochester Hills MI, US

Energy Power Systems LLC - Troy MI

H01M 10/16, H01M 2/02, H01M 2/34, H01M 2/20

429159

An electrochemical cell includes an electrode assembly having a plurality of electrode plates. Each electrode plate includes a current collector having a first portion and a second portion, and each first and second portion having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface. The first and second surfaces of the first portion include a positively charged active material, and the first and second surfaces of the second portion include a negatively charged active material. In addition, the plurality of electrode plates includes at least two electrode plates, such that the electrochemical cell is arranged with a first portion of one plate electrochemically connected to a second portion of a second plate.

7762848, Jul 27, 2010

Oct 23, 2008

12/256807

William Koetting - Davisburg MI, US
Kwok Tom - Madison Heights MI, US
Kenneth J. Oswandel - Livonia MI, US
Igor Isayev - Berkley MI, US

LG Chem, Ltd.

H01R 24/00

439627

An interconnect device for battery cell assemblies is provided. The interconnect device couples a first set of electrodes at a first polarity in series with a second set of electrodes at a second polarity in a battery module.